Granpa - Paperback

by John Burningham (Author)

Adorable Granpa gamely nurses his granddaughter s dolls, eats her pretend strawberry-flavored ice cream, takes her tobogganing in the snow, and falls in step with her imaginary plans to captain a ship to Africalike all good grandfathers should. Winner of the Kate Maschler Award, this poignant tale of friendship and loss is one children will long remember."

Front Jacket

Adorable Granpa nurses his granddaughter's dolls, mistakes her strawberry-flavoured pretend ice cream for chocolate, and falls in with her imaginary plans to captain a ship to Africa. It is a friendship that children who read this book will long remember.

Author Biography

John Burningham is one of the most prestigious and well-loved illustrators working in the children's book field today. Trained at the Central School of Art, his first picture book, "Borka "was published in 1963. He has won the Kate Greenaway Award twice for "Borka "and "Mr Gumpy's Outing, " and has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning over 45 years.